Alison Triessl

Alison Triessl is a criminal defense lawyer based in Los Angeles, California who specializes in assault, drug and third strike cases.

Career
Triessl has represented the family of Monica Burgos, who was murdered in Mexico by her husband Bruce Beresford-Redman, Perry Alexander Jr., and Lois Goodman, a US Open referee accused of murdering her husband with a coffee mug (her case was ultimately dismissed by the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office). Triessl has also provided legal commentary on a variety of local and national television programs, including Dr. Drew On Call, Dr. Phil, Good Morning America, Inside Edition, Jane Velez-Mitchell, Nancy Grace, The Early Show, Extra, The Insider, and Today. Cases for which she has provided legal commentary include the Jodi Arias murder trial, the George Zimmerman verdict, the Jackson vs. AEG trial, the Kelly Thomas verdict, prosecutions of Miranda Barbour, the Oscar Pistorius trial, the investigation into allegations that Stephen Collins molested underage girls, Robin Thicke's copyright infringement lawsuit, the Ferguson indictment verdict, and the guilty verdict in the Chris Kyle trial.

Triessl was the 2009 President of the Los Angeles County Criminal Courts Bar Association and co-founder and CEO of the Pasadena Recovery Center, a drug and alcohol treatment center established in 2000 with her father, psychiatrist Dr. Lee Bloom. Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew (later called simply Rehab with Dr. Drew), a reality television show which chronicled people as they are treated for alcohol and drug addiction by Drew Pinsky, was filmed at the center. She also created the website and mobile app Wild About Trial, which provides users with updates to cases from local reporters and provides access to court documents and legal commentary. Notable trials covered by the app includes those for Aaron Hernandez and James Holmes.

In May 2014, The Huffington Post published an article by Triessl about Shelly Sterling. Legal Smart with Alison Triessl began airing on KTLA in July 2015; the segment airs on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 3pm locally. Since September 2015, she has contributed to the syndicated investigative news magazine series Crime Watch Daily.

Recognition and personal life
In 2006, Triessl was named "Woman of the Year" for Los Angeles County and received an honor for "Outstanding Community Service" from both the Lieutenant Governor and City Attorney. She is married and has children. In 2012, she told Miami Herald how she balances her work and personal lives:

"Stay positive. I know that is the easy advice to give. I see real sadness in my job. I represent people who kill people, people whose lives have been torn apart because of drugs or alcohol or sexual abuse. These are the real life horrors---the ones that we all want to shelter our kids from---and I have to deal with these tragedies on a daily basis. Yet, it doesn't depress me or sour me. It makes me extremely thankful for the life I have, for the children I am blessed with raising and the husband that makes my life complete."

In 2010, Triessl was part of a group of speakers gathered by the Californians for Drug Free Youth to "raise awareness about the dangers of marijuana".